Business is growing for Idaho State Liquor Division

State Liquor Division Director Jeffrey Anderson also told the Legislature’s budget-setting Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that the agency needs more warehouse employees and pallet jacks because it’s selling more liquor.

The agency is seeking approval for a 6.8 percent increase in its budget to $22.8 million for fiscal year 2020. That’s about $600,000 more than recommended by Gov. Brad Little.

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The agency distributed a record $78.5 million to various state entities in fiscal year 2018, with about 40 percent, or $31.5 million, going to the state’s general fund.

Anderson says he expects the agency to distribute nearly $1 billion to beneficiaries in the next decade.